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The problem I've always had: what I want from a bikeshare is to be able to exit the train station, grab a bike, bike the remaining kilometer or two to work and
by dsr_ 10y ago
The problem I've always had: what I want from a bikeshare is to be able to exit the train station, grab a bike, bike the remaining kilometer or two to work and drop the bike. Later in the day I want to do the same in reverse.
That only works in a hub program if there's a dock next to my office building. (You can count on a dock being next to the train station.) Or I could pay for all-day rental of the bike, when I'm only using it for two ten-minute periods.
In a dockless system, does it actually get any better for my use case?
- benatkin 10y agoI also wouldn't be satisfied with solid tires.
- nradov 10y agoAre solid tires really so bad if you're only going a few miles on asphalt at a moderate speed? Seems better than risking a flat or under inflated tire. If they have to send bike mechanics to change and inflate tubes all the time it kind of kills the economics of bike sharing.
- jessaustin 10y agoAre they solid, or spongey? Solid rubber would be quite heavy, and most riders wouldn't like the rotational inertia.
- Taniwha 10y agothey are actually full of holes look closely at the closest orange tire in this pic http://d3nd7i493f0o21.cloudfront.net/assets/resized/img/bikes-0-600-0-800.jpg http://d3nd7i493f0o21.cloudfront.net/assets/resized/img/bike...
- sidlls 10y agoI stopped using the Bay Area Bike Share bikes and just bought my own commuter bike for a couple hundred bucks. The lighter frame and narrow tires have improved the biking part of my commute so much. The difference is just astounding. It could be a big difference.
- dko 10y agoThat's exactly the use case we're going after. Docks work if you happen to near them, and most people aren't within a convenient distance from them. We aim to place everyone within minutes of one of our bikes at any point in time, so you wouldn't have to think about commuting between docks.
- rahimnathwani 10y agoThis is exactly how I use Mobike and Ofo (the two main dockless bike share companies in China).
- edavison1 10y agoHmmm you should come to New York. Citibike is absolutely everywhere... but then again you'd never have to bike a kilometer from the train station to get where you need to be either.
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